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Saturday, April 8, 2017

HORSES: Accuracy in animation

A horseback riding friend reports that Disney's new "Beauty and the Beast" live-action/CGI-animated movie must have had some knowledgeable equestrians as production consultants, because "they got all the details right -- for once!" She said the movie showed the horse Philippe dealing with an icy spot exactly as he would have in real life, and was even accurate in depicting the way that reins move. The film stars Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens (Matthew Crawley from "Downton Abbey") as the Beast.